org.semanticweb.owlapi.model

Class OWLAxiomChange

java.lang.Object

org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyChange

org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLAxiomChange

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddAxiom, RemoveAxiom

public abstract class OWLAxiomChange
extends OWLOntologyChange

Author:

Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health Informatics Group, Date: 12-Dec-2006

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OWLAxiomChange(OWLOntology ont, OWLAxiom axiom)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
OWLAxiom	getAxiom() If the change is an axiom change (i.e.
Set<OWLEntity>	getEntities() Deprecated. use getSignature() instead
Set<OWLEntity>	getSignature() Gets the signature of this ontology change.
boolean	isAxiomChange() Determines if the change will cause the addition or removal of an axiom from an ontology.
boolean	isImportChange() Determines if this change is an import change and hence causes a change to the imports closure of an ontology.

Methods inherited from class org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyChange

accept, accept, getChangeData, getChangeRecord, getOntology, isAddAxiom, isRemoveAxiom

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OWLAxiomChange

public OWLAxiomChange(OWLOntology ont,
              OWLAxiom axiom)

Parameters:

ont - the ontology to which the change is to be applied

axiom - the axiom to be changed

Method Detail

getSignature

public Set<OWLEntity> getSignature()

Description copied from class: OWLOntologyChange

Gets the signature of this ontology change. That is, the set of entities appearing in objects in this change.

Specified by:

getSignature in class OWLOntologyChange

Returns:

A set of entities that correspond to the signature of this object. The set is a copy, changes are not reflected back.

isAxiomChange

public boolean isAxiomChange()

Description copied from class: OWLOntologyChange

Determines if the change will cause the addition or removal of an axiom from an ontology.

Specified by:

isAxiomChange in class OWLOntologyChange

Returns:

true if the change is an OWLAddAxiomChange or OWLRemoveAxiomChange otherwise false.

isImportChange

public boolean isImportChange()

Description copied from class: OWLOntologyChange

Determines if this change is an import change and hence causes a change to the imports closure of an ontology.

Specified by:

isImportChange in class OWLOntologyChange

Returns:

true if this change is an import change, otherwise false.

getAxiom

public OWLAxiom getAxiom()

Description copied from class: OWLOntologyChange

If the change is an axiom change (i.e. AddAxiom or RemoveAxiom) this method obtains the axiom.

Specified by:

getAxiom in class OWLOntologyChange

Returns:

The Axiom if this change is an axiom change

getEntities

@Deprecated
public Set<OWLEntity> getEntities()

Deprecated. use getSignature() instead

A convenience method that obtains the entities which are referenced in the axiom contained within this change.

Returns:

A Set of entities which are referenced by the axiom contained within this change.